The Barcelona bench at the start of their Spanish La Liga new season opener against Deportivo Alavés comprised footballers for whom the Catalan club had paid close to €300 million to acquire.
In this game, Barça substitutes included seven players whose total transfer value was €294 million, according to Marca newspaper of Spain.
This was Barcelona’s most expensive bench ever, as the previous record was €131 million.
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